I want to know that which framework or tool is best for web application unit testing along with the JUnit. Can I know the differences between various framework like Cactus , Selenium and Shale. Can anyone suggest me that which one is best to use long with JUnit For JSF application and why is it so?
well the most precise answer is: it depends...
Selenium can be categorized as "Functional Unit test tool". Basically you let a browser access the webapplication like a remote-controlled car. You do this either by coding the test-case in a java-class or a html-fragment.
in java.dev.net there is a project called "jsf-extensions" that contains a mock-object library "test-time" for JSF 1.2
Maybe others could comment the other mentioned tools, and the existing mock-libraries...
Thanks ..But I want framework for unit testing along with JUnit specially for JSF application.As now it is clear that Selenium is for functional testing and not for unit testing .So now I have two choices left .ie. between Cactus and Shale.What I understand is that Cactus does not directly support JSF in container testing and it falls apart when trying to reference stuff like FacesContext.getInstance(). Am i right? Can anyone tell me how useful is Shale for JSF .is there any disadvantages of Shale?
Selenium is also JUnit-comaptible. There are examples on how to use Selenium. Therefor consider it as a possible addition to your JUnit-toolbox.
Shale: I never understood from the supplied doc whether it is only for JSF 1.1 or also for JSF 1.2... This can be decisive for its applicability.
Cactus: might be dependent on some mock-library for the JSF-objects, but that's something I do not know.
